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Second FIR against Giriraj for 'hate speech'

A second FIR was lodged on Monday against BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his inflammatory remark that all those who oppose Narendra Modi should go to Pakistan.

| Updated: Apr 22, 2014, 04:49 IST

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PATNA/BOKARO: A second FIR was lodged on Monday against BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his inflammatory remark that all those who oppose Narendra Modi should go to Pakistan. In Bokaro, the same day, EC officials lodged a case of violation of the model code of conduct against the saffron party's Nawada candidate. The FIR was lodged on a complaint which said Singh's statement affected each and every citizen of India who has a right to vote.

Earlier, Deoghar police in Jharkhand had registered a case against Singh for his hate speech on Sunday after he controversially said, "Only those who are pro-Pakistan are trying to stop Modi." Singh was with former BJP president Nitin Gadkari when he said this.

Authorities later scanned the video of Singh's speech and found it to be in violation of the model code of conduct and lodged case with Harla police station on April 20. District election officer, Bokaro, Uma Shanker Singh said no political party can "appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes". He was booked under the relevant sections of the Representation of Peoples Act.

Meanwhile, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar posted on Facebook, "The BJP claims to make the country stronger, but its leaders are openly announcing that those who do not agree with one person should quit the country. They claim they will not work with a sense of vengeance, but their top leader announces revenge. Some say they will take revenge in election while others say they will do so after the polls."

Taking a dig at Gadkari, whose statement on Bihar's casteism went viral, the CM said, "They're blaming Bihar which is the land of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs, which gave the first democracy and first university to the world. If there's anything in Bihar's DNA, it's nationalism, pride and communal harmony. It was Bihar from where Mahatma Gandhi launched his satyagraha and shook the British Empire."

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